Sanyo VA-SW8000 DVR User Manual


 
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Watching Live Video
This section guides you through the basic steps for watching the live video stream from a monitored
camera, and gives description on useful display features.
b Basic Procedures
When you begin routine monitoring work, you should follow these basic steps:
Log into the system, and switch to
live mode
On the tree list, double-click the camera title
of the camera you want to monitor.
The video stream from your specified camera
is displayed in the single-view layout, and the
title bar indicates the camera title and video
mode (LIVE) as well as the current date and
time.
Switch the viewing pane layouts as
needed
Click one of the layout selector buttons on
the control panel.
The single-view layout is initially displayed
when you turn on live mode, but you can
switch to the four-view or multi-view layout as
you like.
Switching the Video Channels
Click one of the channel selector buttons on
the control panel.
When you are connected to a 4-channel DVR,
the video stream from the camera that
corresponds to your specified channel is
displayed in the single-view layout irrespective
of the layout you have so far been in.
Switch to the Video from Another
DVR
On the tree list, double-click the camera title
of the camera you want to monitor. The
connected DVR is switched to and live video
from the designated camera is displayed.
Double-click
In this example, live video is displayed in the
single-view layout.
Layout selector buttons
: Single-view layout
: Sequence (auto switch)
mode
: Four-view layout
: Multi-view layout
You can switch the channels only when
the camera is connected to a 4-channel
DVR.
Channel selector buttons